New reports from the receiver at the Edgar P. Benjamin Healthcare Center cast doubt on the center’s ability to continue long-term operations in its current form.

The recent “Hands Off!” protests in Boston, as part of a nationwide movement, have brought deep divisions and passionate responses to the current political climate to the forefront. The swiftness and callousness of the gutting of our government by Donald Trump and Elon Musk has mobilized thousands across the country.

When Ken Reeves was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2019, it came with all the stress and concern that a cancer diagnosis carries. But, beyond the struggles of dealing with the diagnosis, he also faced frustrations with the care he was receiving — his concern piqued when, during a visit to the doctor, his radiation oncologist started referring to him as “Mr. Green” and looking at another patient’s folder, even after six appointments.

When Boston City Councilor Ben Webber asked police during a hearing last week about the frequency and nature of their information sharing of Boston Police databases with ICE officers and other federal officials, he was assured cooperation with the federal agency was limited to criminal investigations on crimes such as human trafficking and firearms trafficking.

Success is self-reinforcing at the Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School in Cambridge. Principal Sherley Bretous said, “If I knew what the secret sauce was” then “I would give it to the whole world for free.

A Superior Court judge ruled last Wednesday that the city’s plan to lease White Stadium to a professional soccer team is not in violation of state law, clearing the way for the planned $200 million project to move forward.

On Sunday, the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks, 82-59, in the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament, securing their 12th national championship under Coach Geno Auriemma.

A new partnership is happening in the city, intending to increase their contracting with local businesses, especially minority- and women-owned businesses, for the White Stadium project.

Even in 2025, terminal illness is still a somewhat taboo subject. There have been a few attempts at a Broadway-style musical about the big C, but none have hit wild success. “Night Side Songs,” a communal music and theater experience commissioned by the American Repertory Theater, takes a different approach to a near universal experience.

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